A week after Alice's visit to the house, Denise couldn't stop looking at that drawing.

Her heart felt heavy, as if it might stop at any moment, burdened by a feeling she couldn't explain. She knew she couldn't go on like this, but she couldn't do anything to change the thoughts and emotions consuming her mind.

Staring out the window, she decided to take a long shower. She put on some light clothes, slipped into a pair of sandals, and wandered through the house.

Tereza, the housekeeper Saulo had